Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 7/20/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (9-12) host the Los Angeles Sparks (7-13) at Target Center on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-78 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.6% FG percentage (34 out of 78) and converted 4 out of their 21 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Sparks buried 6 of their 8 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 54.4% from the floor on 37 of 68 shooting. Las Vegas recorded 5 assists and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Las Vegas totaled 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Las Vegas finished the contest at 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 16 attempts. They converted 9 of 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Azura Stevens is a player who was a major factor in the game. She finished with 22 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. She saw the court for 31 minutes and collected 12 rebounds. Stevens walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a mark of 7-13 on the campaign. The Sparks are shooting 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (124 of 399) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.5 pts per contest (10th in the league) while hitting 41.9% from the floor. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 32.4 boards per game and has tallied 382 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Sparks are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 387 relinquished so far this season. The Sparks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (289 of 368) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 7th in the league in points per game from their opponents (82.2).

For their last game, the Minnesota Lynx went home defeated by a final of 82-73 against the Atlanta Dream. The Lynx were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Dream earned 21 fouls for this game which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a clip of 81.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota made 6 out of 22 tries (27.3%). When the game finished, the Lynx ended up shooting 25 for 66 from the field which had them shooting 37.9%. The Lynx permitted the Dream to knock down 29 out of their 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in this matchup. They finished 39.4% from downtown by hitting 13 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Minnesota permitted Atlanta to pull down 37 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Napheesa Collier was important for the Lynx for this game. She buried 13 of 24 for the contest for a rate of 54.2%, and earned 9 rebounds. Collier scored 35 points in her 38 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 9-12 this season. Minnesota has 1,667 points so far this year (79.4 per contest) and they pull down 34.3 boards per contest. The Lynx are committing 17.0 fouls per game while shooting 81.2% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lynx are hitting on 42.4% from the field, which ranks 9th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 18.7 times per game (9th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Lynx on defense are ranked 9th in the league in PPG given up with 85.3. They give up 21.1 dimes and 34.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 11th and 7th in basketball. The Minnesota defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from distance (203 of 555) and their opponents are knocking down 82.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (10th in the league).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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